Publication: Effects of Carrier Materials and Storage Temperatures on the Viability and Stability of Three Biofertilizer Inoculants Obtained from Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Rhizosphere
| dc.contributor.author | Aloo, Becky Nancy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mbega, Ernest Rashid | |
| dc.contributor.author | Makumba, Billy Amendi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tumuhairwe, John Baptist | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-20T12:27:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-01-20 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Biofertilizer technology continues to be derailed by the short shelf life of inoculants. The present study investigated the suitability of wheat-bran (WB), rice-husks (RH), farmyard-manure (FYM), bagasse (BG), and sawdust (SD) in the formulation of potato-derived Klebsiella grimontii (MPUS7), Serratia marcescens (NGAS9), and Citrobacter freundii (LUTT5) under refrigerated (8 °C) and room (25 ± 2 °C) storage. The physicochemical properties of the materials were assessed before sterilization and introduction of the inoculants and assessment of their viability for 8 months. Most of the physicochemical properties of the materials varied significantly (p < 0.05). Bagasse supported the maximum growth of MPUS7 (5.331 log CFU g−1) under refrigeration and LUTT5 (4.094 log CFU g−1) under both conditions. Under room storage, the maximum growth of MPUS7 (3.721 log CFU g−1) occurred in WB. Formulations that remained viable under room storage can easily be integrated into existing agricultural distribution systems that lack refrigeration. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | DAAD, and the APC was funded by L’Oreal-UNESCO Foundation For Women in Science, and the African -German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES), with generous funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH). | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Aloo, B.N.; Mbega, E.R.; Makumba, B.A.; Tumuhairwe, J.B. Effects of Carrier Materials and Storage Temperatures on the Viability and Stability of Three Biofertilizer Inoculants Obtained from Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Rhizosphere. Agriculture 2022, 12, 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020140 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020140 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/861 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | |
| dc.subject | Rhizobacteria | |
| dc.subject | Carrier materials | |
| dc.subject | Biofertilizer | |
| dc.subject | Bioformulations | |
| dc.subject | Shelf-life | |
| dc.title | Effects of Carrier Materials and Storage Temperatures on the Viability and Stability of Three Biofertilizer Inoculants Obtained from Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Rhizosphere | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |